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Phylogenetic characterization of a novel salt‐tolerant Bacillus species: description of Bacillus dipsosauri sp. nov.
Author(s) -
Lawson P.A.,
Deutch C.E.,
Collins M.D.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb03289.x
Subject(s) - biology , halophile , 16s ribosomal rna , phylogenetic tree , bacillus (shape) , bacillaceae , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , endospore , phylogenetics , ribosomal rna , bacillales , halotolerance , botany , spore , genetics , gene , bacillus subtilis
The taxonomic position of a novel halophilic endospore‐forming bacterium previously isolated from a desert iguana was investigated by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Comparative sequence analyses showed the unidentified bacterium to be phylogenetically loosely associated with some other spore‐forming ( Bacillus pantothenticus, Sporosarcina halophila ) and non‐spore‐forming ( Marinococcus albus ) halotolerant bacteria. Based on the phenotypic and phylogenetic distinctiveness of the unidentified bacterium, it is proposed that it is classified in the genus Bacillus as a new species, Bacillus dipsosauri.